Altair Engineering
Altair Engineering
Altair Engineering
Company Profile
A leading global provider of technology that strengthens client innovation
Altair empowers client innovation and decision-making through technology that optimizes the
analysis, management and visualization of business and engineering information.
Privately held with more than 1,300 employees, Altair has offices throughout North America, South
America, Europe and Asia/Pacific.
With a 20-year-plus track record for product design, advanced engineering software, on-demand
computing technologies and enterprise analytics solutions, Altair consistently delivers a competitive
advantage to more than 3,000 customers in a broad range of industries.
Vision
Altair strengthens client innovation and decision-making through technology that
optimizes the analysis, management and visualization of business and engineering
information.
Altair’s focus is to deliver solutions that allow our clients to rapidly experiment with their ideas by
evaluating options and trade-offs in near-real time. As we continue to make significant investments
in our core offerings and add innovative new technologies to our technology portfolio, we increase
our ability to make Altair customers the most competitive in their respective industries.
Altair empowers client innovation and decision-making through technology that optimizes the
analysis, management and visualization of business and engineering information. Privately held with
more than 1,300 employees, Altair has offices throughout North America, South America, Europe
and Asia/Pacific. With a 20-year-plus track record for innovative product design and development,
advanced engineering software and grid computing technologies, Altair has more than 3,500
corporate clients representing the automotive, aerospace, government and defense, and consumer
products verticals. Altair also has a growing client presence in the life sciences,
financial services and energy markets.
Executive Management
In an increasingly virtual world, it is still real people – motivated by human aspirations and
behaviors – who make a company what it is. Since our inception, Altair has been privileged to have
leaders who demonstrate the highest levels of integrity, creativity, insight and focus. Altair leaders
have also enthusiastically championed a business culture that fosters innovation, while valuing the
talented individuals who have contributed to the company’s success.
Revenue
Clients
Automotive
BMW, Chrysler, Fiat, Ford, GM, Honda, Hyundai, Jaguar Land Rover, Mercedes, Nissan, Saab,
Toyota, Volkswagen
Aerospace
Airbus, BAE Systems, Bell Helicopter, Boeing, Bombardier, Cessna, EADS, Eurocopter, GE Aircraft
Engine, Goodrich, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, Pratt & Whitney, Raytheon
Argonne National Lab, Army Research Labs, General Dynamics, Los Alamos National Lab, NASA,
ORNL, Sandia National Lab, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Army RDECOM, U.S. Dept of Defense, U.S. Dept of
Energy, U.S. Navy NAVSEA, U.S. Dept of Health NIH
Heavy Equipment
Paccar, Freightliner, Caterpillar, John Deere, International, ArvinMertior, Oshkosh, Pierce, Alstom,
Claas, Detroit Diesel
Consumer Products
Addidas, Bose, Canon, Colgate Palmolive, Fisher Price, Harley Davidson, Kohler, Motorola, Nokia,
Procter & Gamble, Panasonic, Samsung, Steelcase, Whirlpool
AMGEN, Bayer, Dow, Genentech, National Cancer Institute, NCSA, NOAA, Pfizer, Protein Design
Labs, Sanofi Oventis, Solexa, TGen, Weather Channel
AMEC NNC, Brasken, Chevron, ConocoPhillips, General Atomoics, JNES, Landmark, Petrobras,
Schlumberger, Shell, Technip
Global Locations
• Australia/New Zealand
• Brazil • Japan
• Canada • Korea
• China • Mexico
• France • Russia
• Germany • Sweden
• India • United Kingdom
• Italy
• United States
HyperMesh
HyperView
HyperView Player
HyperGraph
HyperCrash
MotionView
HyperMath
SimLab
o Analysis &
Optimization
RADIOSS
AcuSolve
OptiStruct
HyperStudy
MotionSolve
HyperShape/CATIA
HyperForm
HyperXtrude
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Enterprise
Process Manager
Altair Data Manager
HiQube
PBS Works
PBS Works™ – PBS Works is a suite of on-demand cloud computing technologies that allows
enterprises to maximize ROI on computing infrastructure assets. As an industry leader in both
commercial and open-source workload management solutions, PBS Works is the most widely
implemented software environment for grid-, cluster- and on-demand computing
worldwide.www.pbsworks.com
HiQube, LLC – HiQube develops high-performance business intelligence (BI) software solutions
that quickly deliver in-depth business analysis capabilities and superior reporting. With powerful
enterprise analytics dashboards, HiQube delivers organizations with unparalleled decision-making
power.
www.hiqube.com
solidThinking - solidthinking develops and markets industrial design/styling software that helps
designers invent, explore and evaluate new ideas easily, rapidly and cost-effectively, without the
limitations of traditional software. Designers use solidThinking software to create photorealistic 3D
virtual prototypes of products across the design arena, from architecture and automobiles to
electronic devices, jewelry, product packaging and yachts.
www.solidthinking.com
ilumisys, Inc. – ilumisys develops next-generation solid-state lighting technology. The company
was formed in 2007 as a spinoff venture and wholly owned subsidiary of Altair Engineering, Inc.
Initial products will be derived from Altair’s intellectual property as they relate to the direct
replacement of fluorescent light tubes with light-emitting diode (LED) lamps.
www.ilumisys.com
Executive Management
» James R. Scapa, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
» Jim E. Brancheau, Chief Technical Officer
» Tom M. Perring, Chief Financial Officer
In an increasingly virtual world, it is still real people – motivated by human aspirations and
behaviors – who make a company what it is. Since our inception, Altair has been privileged to have
leaders who demonstrate the highest levels of integrity, creativity, insight and focus. Altair leaders
have also enthusiastically championed a business culture that fosters innovation, while valuing the
talented individuals who have contributed to the company’s success.
Board of Directors
» James R. Scapa
» James E. Brancheau
» Martin C. Clague
» Louis M. Crain
Altair's board members have broad industry leadership experience in a number of private and
publicly held businesses. This diverse group provides balanced perspective and insight to drive long-
term, sustained growth as well as to ensure the well-being of Altair's employees, clients and
business partners.
Ownership
In 1985, three visionary engineers, seeing the potential for computer modeling and simulation,
founded a small Michigan-based product design consulting business that specialized in the emerging
field of computer-aided-engineering (CAE). Today, with more than 1,300 employees and an
expanded business portfolio that includes enterprise analytics, engineering, and on-demand
computing software technologies, the founding shareholders continue to hold a majority ownership
stake in the privately-held company.
In October of 2004, Altair successfully secured a $30 million capital raise from General Atlantic, LLC.
General Atlantic is the world's leading direct investment firm focused on investing globally in
companies providing or using IT in ways that significantly transform the value proposition. The
capital raise transaction provided General Atlantic a minority equity position in Altair and a seat on
Altair’s Board of Directors.
Altair sought the funding to accelerate growth and capital expansion, increase technology
investments and secure additional liquidity, as needed to support future corporate initiatives.
Additionally, Altair leverages this investment to expand into new markets, both within North
America and in other key geographic regions around the world.
RECENT ACQUISITIONS:
Partner Programs
Altair’s mature partner ecosystem is the foundation of our open-systems philosophy to maximize
the performance, interoperability and reliability of our products in any environment. Altair has put
together an extensive partner network to deliver the most comprehensive set of solutions to the
market.
Independent Software Vendors who have made their technology available through the Altair
licensing platform. Go to www.hyperworksalliance.com for more information.
Channel Partners
Global network of service and technology companies who resell Altair’s suite of software solutions to
a wide variety of verticals.
Independent Software Vendors who have integrated their applications with Altair’s technology.
Technology Partners
Hardware and peripheral technology providers who work with Altair to make sure our products are
compatible with the latest technology.
Implementation Partners
Service providers who help in the implementation and best use of Altair’s technology offering.
Careers at Altair
At Altair, people are its greatest resource. Highly skilled and diverse in industry experience, Altair's
world-class staff of engineers and design consultants share a high level of technical education and
in-depth knowledge of products and processes.
We have established our position as an industry leader by selecting the best and brightest people
around. A "people" oriented organization, Altair can be described as "entrepreneurial," with an
intense focus on innovation.
We are always seeking experienced personnel with exceptional educational and technical
backgrounds, particularly in aerospace engineering, civil engineering, electrical engineering,
mechanical engineering, communications, marketing, sales, software development, and software
product support.
About HyperWorks
www.altairhyperworks.com
• A flexible software licensing model that replaces expensive traditional licensing plans
with a pay-per-use system. Employees across organizational and geographic boundaries will
be able to access simultaneously not only the HyperWorks suite, but also a broad range of
complementary third-party programs and other Altair products at no extra cost.
HyperWorks Philosophy
HyperWorks provides the most comprehensive, open-architecture CAE solution in the industry,
including best-in-class modeling, analysis, visualization and data management solutions for linear,
nonlinear, structural optimization, fluid-structure interaction, and multi-body dynamics applications.
Committed to an open-systems philosophy, Altair HyperWorks continues to lead the industry with
the broadest interoperability to commercial CAD and CAE solutions in the PLM market space
About Altair ProductDesign
www.altairpd.com
Automotive
BMW, Chrysler, Fiat, Ford, GM, Honda, Hyundai, Jaguar Land Rover, Mercedes, Nissan, Saab,
Toyota, Volkswagen
Aerospace
Airbus, BAE Systems, Bell Helicopter, Boeing, Bombardier, EADS, Eurocopter, GE Aircraft Engine,
Goodrich, Pratt & Whitney, Spirit Aerosystems
Heavy Equipment
Paccar, Freightliner, Caterpillar, John Deere, International, ArvinMertior, Oshkosh, Pierce, Nissan,
Diesel
Consumer Products
Bose, Colgate, Palmolive, Fisher Price, Harley Davidson, Kohler, Motorola, Nokia, Procter & Gamble,
Unilever
PBS Works™ is a suite of on-demand cloud computing technologies that allows enterprises to
maximize ROI on computing infrastructure assets. PBS Works is the most widely implemented
software environment for grid-, cloud-, cluster- and on-demand computing worldwide. The suite’s
flagship product, PBS Professional®, provides a flexible, on-demand computing environment that
allows enterprises to easily share diverse (heterogeneous) computing resources across geographic
boundaries. Leveraging a revolutionary “pay for-use” unit-based business model, PBS Works
delivers increased value and flexibility over other software licensing models.
High-performance computing (HPC) has always been fueled by the insatiable desire to solve the
most complex problems confronting scientists and engineers – from academia to leading edge
industries – HPC has powered nearly 50 years of innovation. Along the way, as HPC evolved beyond
the data center and computing grids, a new method for exploiting HPC has begun to emerge:
technical HPC ‘clouds’.
IT managers and administrators at more than 1,400 sites worldwide use PBS Works to simplify job
submission, enabling scientists, designers, financial analyst and engineers to remain focused on
their fields of expertise. It efficiently distributes workloads across cluster, SMP, and hybrid
configurations, scaling easily to hundreds or even thousands of processors.
The U.S. Department of Energy estimates that 13 percent of commercial energy use comes from
computers. According to Gartner, energy use in 2008 was estimated to be 48 percent of all IT
budgets.
PBS Professional’s Green Provisioning™ technology automatically powers down and wakes up
systems to conserve electricity resulting in a 10-20% operational power savings.
About HiQube
www.hiqube.com
HiQube develops high-performance business intelligence (BI) software solutions that deliver in-
depth business analysis capabilities and superior reporting, faster, due to its unique HiQube
technology. HiQube combines three data management methodologies, hierarchical, relational and
multi-dimensional, within a single, unified database architecture. With the ability to take advantage
of the strengths of each methodology within a single database management system, HiQube
delivers a high-performance BI solution that is fast and able to handle heterogeneous datasets that
are unlimited in size.
Because of this revolutionary architecture, HiQube empowers business users so they can perform
self-directed drill-down, drill-through, and ad hoc queries as well as “What-If?” analyses – without
needing to involve valuable IT staff. This means end users can explore a multitude of Key
Performance Indicators (KPI) and
create relevant and personalized reports on the fly – in real time.
About solidThinking
www.solidthinking.com
solidThinking, Inc. develops and markets industrial design/styling software that helps designers
invent, explore and evaluate new ideas easily, rapidly and cost-effectively, without the limitations of
traditional software. Known as one of the most user centric design/styling software programs for
industrial designers worldwide, solid-Thinking is the first software of its kind to run on both
Windows and Mac operating systems. It can exchange data quickly and efficiently
with any CAD/CAM system, thereby improving collaboration between industrial designers and
engineers, and accelerating the product development cycle. solidThinking is a wholly owned
subsidiary of Altair Engineering.
Due to globalization, the product design marketplace has become increasingly competitive; and, as
a result, differentiation is not easy to achieve. The fact that a product functions very well is not
enough today to ensure its success. Its shape, size, colors, materials, graphics and other design
elements must fit in with the consumer’s needs and self-concept. Style no longer can be an
afterthought — whether the product is a cell phone, a kitchen appliance, an automobile or a
student’s notebook. Consumers assume that every competing product functions “well enough” and
increasingly make their purchasing decisions based on how well the design of the product fits with
their personalities, lifestyles and other coordinated products.
This means that the role of the industrial designer has been elevated considerably in today’s ever-
changing global market. Rather than layering style on top of function, companies now understand
that the designer must begin impacting the product in its earliest stages of development.
About ilumisys
www.ilumisys.com
Media Room
Events
Country/Regio
Show Name Date(s) Location
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6/6/2011-
48th Design Automation Conference San Diego, CA Global
6/8/2011
Online - Webinar
Defining Contacts in HyperMesh Webinar 3/22/2011 North America
12:00pm CDT (live)
Online - Webinar
Defining Contacts in HyperMesh Webinar 3/24/2011 North America
11:30am PT (recorded)
4/1/2011-
2011 IDSA Midwest Conference St. Louis, MO North America
4/3/2011
4/5/2011-
HPC User Forum - Houston, TX Houston, TX North America
4/7/2011
4/5/2011-
Aircraft Interiors Expo 2011 Hamburg, Germany Germany
4/7/2011
Enhancing Automotive Design Productivity & 4/7/2011 14:00, United Kingdom United
Innovation with HyperWorks CAE Tools Kingdom
4/8/2011-
2011 IDSA Northeast Conference Providence, RI North America
4/9/2011
4/8/2011-
2011 IDSA Mideast Conference Cincinnati, OH North America
4/10/2011
4/12/2011-
SME Composites Manufacturing 2011 Dayton, OH North America
4/14/2011
4/15/2011-
2011 IDSA Southern Conference Austin, TX North America
4/17/2011
4/19/2011-
automotive CAE Grand Challenge 2011 Hanau, Germany Germany
4/20/2011
5/1/2011-
ANTEC 2011 Boston, MA North America
5/5/2011
5/2/2011-
SGIUG Conference 11 Fremont, CA North America
5/5/2011
5/3/2011-
AHS Forum 67 Virginia Beach, VA North America
5/5/2011
5/6/2011-
2011 IDSA Western Conference San Jose, CA North America
5/7/2011
5/16/2011-
SAE Noise & Vibration Conference 2011 Grand Rapids, MI North America
5/19/2011
5/23/2011-
Cray User Group (CUG) 2011 Fairbanks, Alaska Global
5/26/2011
5/23/2011-
SAMPE 2011 Long Beach, CA North America
5/26/2011
5/23/2011-
CS Week Conference 35 Orlando, FL Global
5/26/2011
5/23/2011-
NAFEMS World Congress 2011 Boston, MA Global
5/26/2011
東京コンファレンスセン
HyperWorks テクノロジーカンファレンス 2011 6/10/2011 Japan
ター・品川
6/17/2011-
HP Cast 16 Hamburg, Germany Global
6/18/2011
6/19/2011-
ISC11 Hamburg, Germany Europe
6/23/2011
6/19/2011-
ISC11 Hamburg, Germany Global
6/23/2011
6/22/2011-
HyperWorks Technology Conference 2011 Orlando, FL Global
6/23/2011
8/15/2011-
Space & Missile Defense Conference 2011 Huntsville, AL North America
8/18/2011
9/6/2011-
HPC User Forum - San Diego, CA San Diego, CA North America
9/8/2011
9/26/2011-
AIAA SPACE 2011 Long Beach, CA North America
9/29/2011
11/14/2011
SC11 - Seattle, WA Global
11/17/2011
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Vice President, Corporate Marketing
Press Contact:
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Clients
Resellers & Distributors Altair serves a large majority of Fortune 500 companies and more than
3,000 clients.
Automotive
BMW, Chrysler, Fiat, Ford, GM, Honda, Hyundai, Jaguar Land Rover, Mercedes, Nissan, Saab,
Toyota, Volkswagen
Aerospace
Airbus, BAE Systems, Bell Helicopter, Boeing, Bombardier, Cessna, EADS, Eurocopter, GE Aircraft
Engine, Goodrich, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, Pratt & Whitney, Raytheon
Argonne National Lab, Army Research Labs, General Dynamics, Los Alamos National Lab, NASA,
ORNL, Sandia National Lab, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Army RDECOM, U.S. Dept of Defense, U.S. Dept of
Energy, U.S. Navy NAVSEA, U.S. Dept of Health NIH
Heavy Equipment
Paccar, Freightliner, Caterpillar, John Deere, International, ArvinMertior, Oshkosh, Pierce,
Alstom, Claas, Detroit Diesel
Consumer Products
Adidas, Bose, Canon, Colgate Palmolive, Fisher Price, Harley Davidson, Kohler, Motorola, Nokia,
Procter & Gamble, Panasonic, Samsung, Steelcase, Whirlpool
AMGEN, Bayer, Dow, Genentech, National Cancer Institute, NCSA, NOAA, Pfizer, Protein Design
Labs, Sanofi Oventis, Solexa, TGen, Weather Channel
AMEC NNC, Brasken, Chevron, ConocoPhillips, General Atomoics, JNES, Landmark, Petrobras,
Schlumberger, Shell, Technip
Global Presence
Locations
Resellers & Distributors
Australia Germany
Country Headquarters Country Headquarters
Victoria, Australia Böblingen
Sweden
Regional Office
Gothenburg, Sweden
Altair Engineering, AB
Anders Carlssons gata 7
Gothenburg 417 55
Sweden
PH 46 31 690540
FX 46 31 690546
Map
Regional Office
Lund, Sweden
Altair Engineering AB
IDEON Research Park
Scheelev 15, Alfa-Huset
S-223 70 Lund
SWEDEN
Phone: +46.(0)46.286.2050
Fax: +46.(0)46.128.745
Map
UK & Ireland
Country Headquarters
Leamington Spa
Regional Office
Manchester
USA
Regional Office
CALIFORNIA - Irvine
Regional Office
CALIFORNIA - Mountain View
Regional Office
MASSACHUSETTS - Acton
Country Headquarters
MICHIGAN - Troy
Regional Office
TEXAS - Austin
Regional Office
TEXAS - McKinney
Regional Office
WASHINGTON - Bothell
Regional Office
WISCONSIN - Milwaukee
World Headquarters
World Headquarters
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